As Job Losses Mount, Asian Workers Return to the Countryside
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Millions of Asian workers are losing their jobs because of the global economic downturn. After many years of urban job creation, governments are scrambling to find work in the countryside for the unemployed.
Migrant works hold a protest outside a construction site in Beijing, China, 12 Jan 2009
Reports of factory closures across the region are increasing. Most job cuts are happening in the manufacturing sector – from toy makers to automakers. Production has either ceased or slowed down because of the global economic crisis.
Suparat Sirisuwanangkura, head of the Thai Auto Industry Association, says the industry – which employs 300,000 workers – is trying hard to hold onto workers. But production is expected to fall 20 to 30 percent this year.
“We don’t have any plans to shut down any plants. But, of course, we have to adjust many things – no overtime or very few,” said Suparat. “The two shifts may try to make it one shift. The last one we, as much as possible, try to avoid is reduction of manpower.”
Governments across Asia are worried about mass unemployment and the social instability that could bring. Many of those losing their jobs are migrant workers, who have left the provinces to work in Asia’s booming cities.
In China, their numbers are staggering and they are returning in large numbers to their hometowns. Geoffrey Crothall is the spokesman of the Hong Kong-based China Labor Bulletin, an organization involved in workers’ rights in China.
“Some official figures are saying the number of people who lost their jobs [last year] is around eight million, most of whom are migrant workers,” said Crothall. “If you put that in the context of the number of migrant workers in China – which is usually estimated at 130 million – that gives you some idea of the scale of the lay-offs at the moment.”
Some governments are hoping that new investments in the countryside could help ease employment pressures.
Beijing is hoping its $600 billion stimulus plan, with its huge spending on infrastructure in the provinces, can help absorb some of these workers. But between six to seven-million new graduates will be added to the labor force in the next few months.
The government is offering to refund college education expenses for graduates willing to work in the rural areas.
Crothall says the stakes are high for Beijing.
“If these workers cannot be re-employed, the potential for social unrest increases and the government is very well aware of that,” he said.
In Japan, the government is also offering work in farms to unemployed young Japanese, as a way to build a new generation of farmers.
In Thailand, Jaded Chowtchilai, a labor activist who helps unemployed women workers, says dismissed workers are trying their luck in the provinces.
“I think most of them try to find a job; but, it’s difficult,” said Jaded. “Some jobs are far away, in another province. Some of them go to countryside, go to the farmland.”
With the Thai government promising greater incentives to farmers, as part of its economic stimulus plan, this may be where hope lies for the thousands losing their livelihoods.
Farm incomes in the region have fallen, as agricultural commodity prices dropped from their record highs last year. Some Asian officials say jobs will have to eventually return in the industrial sector for the labor market to stabilize.
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穿裙子的MM注意啦！
2009-01-15俗话说，学好数理化，走遍天下都不怕；俗话又说，学好数理化，不如有个好爸爸。嗯，今天我们要说的是，即便你有个好爸爸，我看他也帮不了你啦！夏天，一个多姿多彩的季节，MM们也都穿起了漂亮的裙子，8过，我们有责任提醒各位MM：学好数理化，不会吃亏哒！
盛夏，某日，某男，突然发现对面坐著一个超甜美的MM，迷你裙下修长匀称的双腿，要是能偷瞄到一点点……不知道该有多好？这样的情况应该是屡见不鲜了，且让我们假设女孩双膝并隆的点和裙子上缘距离4公分，而裙摆到小裤裤之间的距离是12公分，那么从侧面看来，目标区域和裙子就会形成一个直角三角形 ABC。
如果“某男”的双眼E正好在BC线段的延长线上，那么B点就会落在他的视野内，如果我们做一条过E并垂直於AC线段延长线的直线DE的话，直角三角形DEC就会和直角三角形ABC相似。
在△ABC中，AB的长度是AC的三分之一，因此在DEC里，DE的长度也应该是DC的三分之一，又因为DC是“某男”的眼睛与裙子之间的水平距离，假设这个距离是1.6公尺，那么DE的长度（眼睛距离裙摆的高度）X就是53.3公分，不过一个身高170公分的“某男”在采取普通坐姿时，他的眼睛与裙摆之间却会有70公分的差距，换句话说，他必须要把头向下低个17公分，而且为了达成这个目标，得要让屁股向前挺出45公分才行！
无论走到哪里，百货公司……随时都会看到短裙美女上下楼梯的景象，看着白皙的双腿随著步伐不断交错，心里不禁暗想，要是我紧跟在她後面,一定有机会看到……（此处省略若干浮想联翩…）短裙的内部状况大致就跟下图所示：
一般“某男”想看的地方，其实是半径10公分的半球体部分，而裙子则与半球体相切并以向下15公分的剪裁，巧妙地遮住了观察者的视线，从上图看来， 直角三角形OPQ和ORQ是全等的。
如果将QR线段（也就是“某男”视线）延长并做出另一个直角三角形TSQ，那我们可由计算知道它的高是8.3公分，TSQ的高是底的0.415倍，所以，“某男”如果想看到裙底风光，最低限度是让视线的仰角大於角TQS，也就是高和底的比值要大于0.415。
接下来，我们就要讨论△AEQ的问题，假设观察者（身高170公分）眼睛的高度是160公分，而裙摆高度是80公分，因为眼睛高度比裙摆高度大80公分， 所以裙摆与眼睛的高度差距（线段AE）就比楼梯的高低差距（线段CD）小80公分，因此直角三角型AEQ的高和底可用以下两个式子来表示：
高：AE = 20×阶数－80
底：QA = 25×（阶数－1）
高和底则须满足这个式子：AE≥OA×0.415
我们针对不同的阶梯差距列一张表：
│阶数│ 1 │ 2 │ 3 │4│ 5 │ 6 > │ 7 │ 8 │
│ AE │ -60 │ -40│ -20 │0│ 20 │ 40 │ > 60 │ 80 │
│ QA │ 0 │ 25 │ 50 │75│ 100 │ 125 │ > 150 │ 175 │
│比率│ ＊ │ -1.6 │ -0.4│0│ 0.2 │ 0.32│ ＞ 0.4 │0.457│
其中AE是负值的情况，就表示裙摆问至还在眼睛下方，所以在阶梯差距小于4时，“某男”是完全看不到裙子底下的，但是，当阶梯数增加到5或6的时候，喔喔……就快看到啦！等到阶梯差到了8时，0.415的障碍也就成功被破解啦！当然，这个差距愈大，视野也就愈宽广……（此处又省略浮想联翩若干）
怎么样，学好数理化是不是很重要啊！
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美女多半靠不住
2009-01-15
中广网讯：美国德州大学调查发现，越有男人缘的女人性需求越高。由于很难得到满足，很多美女都有不断向外发展的倾向，出轨机会也比一般妇女大很多。
德州大学杜兰教授说，身体里面“雌酯二醇”这种“雌激素”比较多的女性比较迷人，比较有男人缘。而“雌酯二醇”多的妇女，性需求比较大，身边伴侣很难满足她们，只有靠外遇解决需求。
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2009-01-14上周末拍的，在研究生公寓25楼，所以本校最高建筑也就不在其中了，手机拍的，像素有点低凑合着看吧，许久没回校的鸟儿们可以瞅瞅。废话少说，上图：
注意到没有，玄武湖上有人练皮划艇，没看到？再仔细看。
新庄立交改造过了，还画过妆了。虽然外表更加难看、柱子电线杆跑到马路中间，虽然你不行的时候得张八只眼睛，但是她不堵了，她不咳嗽了。
校园几个主要建筑，都还认识吧？这不是重点，操场中间看到没，那位仁兄在零下六度的西北风中打太极呀，武林中人好像都喜欢这么干。
紫金二峰，被我征服过一百遍一百遍。
这个不得不说了，校园表征性建筑——手托蛋。没错，它在那，它还在那。
最后这是重头戏，这就是传说中的五栋了，有点沧桑？有点破烂不堪？是的，现在连仅有的一点阳光权也被研究生们剥夺去了。你无法相信这撞破楼就是发生过那么多故事的地方。注意，井字格右下角交点处就是焦点宿舍２０３了，多少次从她门口路过我都忍住了没有故地重游，涛哥前段时间还在问我有没有进去看看，我说我忍住了，我真忍住了。其实我一点也不想重游，丫的终于走出这破楼了打死也不回去。展示到此结束，鼓掌！
继续穿墙
2009-01-14
由于狗日的网管将很多网站屏蔽，我心爱的豆瓣也惨遭不幸，这也是我决定实用穿墙术的根本动力。前两天由于foxyproxy升降了下导致tor无法连接到网络，今天重新整过之后又开始正常工作了，以后遇墙穿墙，遇水涉水，绝对嗖嗖的。今天我还决定将已经封杀很久的视屏tor一下，以后没事天天视频，有本事你把网全封了，否则只要有端口我就上，而且专门上被屏蔽的网站，别的网一般不上，那叫一个快感。
Japan Recession 日本经济衰退
2009-01-14Questions:
1. Why is Sony cutting staff?
2. True or False? Sony predicts that its profit will be 50% less than a year ago.
3. Why do you think large companies have lost big profits?
4. What businesses are more likely to go bankrupt, big companies or small companies?
Japan Recession 日本经济衰退
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Sony said that 8000 job cuts are necessary in order to save the company around a billion dollars 十亿美元 (大约 6.85 billion yuan) per year.
It’s already warned that its profits 利润 will be less than half of those a year ago despite 尽管 heavy promotion 促销 of its flat screen TVs 纯平电视 and PlayStation 3 computer games machine.
Many other large companies have also seen their profits decimated 大幅度下降 by a slump in sales 销售暴跌 and a rise in the value of the yen.
Small businesses are faring even worse with bankruptcy 破产/倒闭 levels on the rise.
Answers：
1. Why is Sony cutting staff?
To save a billion dollars a year.
2. True or False? Sony predicts that its profit will be 50% less than a year ago.
True.
3. Why do you think large companies have lost big profits?
Because of a slump in sales and a rise in the value of yen.
4. What businesses are more likely to go bankrupt, big companies or small companies?
Small companies.
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为什么春运火车票一票难求？
2009-01-132009年1月10日9:03北京站37号售票口售票员内部大量出票,
视频请看这里：http://www.ideobook.com/715/railway-corruption/
该视频在酷6上一度成为热门视频，详细记录了火车站人员内部销票导致在外排队的人无法买到票的过程。
Obama: 'If Nothing Is Done, This Recession Could Linger for Years'
2009-01-12President-elect urges Congress to take ”dramatic action” with an economic recovery plan as quickly as possible. Transcript of radio broadcast:
08 January 2009
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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.
President-elect Barack Obama is calling on Congress to pass an economic recovery plan in the next few weeks. He warned about the deepening recession in a speech in Virginia on Thursday, less than two weeks before he takes office.
BARACK OBAMA: “Now, I don’t believe it’s too late to change course. But it will be if we don’t take dramatic action as soon as possible. If nothing is done, this recession could linger for years.”
On Wednesday, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the federal budget deficit this year at one trillion two hundred billion dollars. That is almost three times the size of last year’s deficit. And the estimate does not include an economic stimulus plan, like the president-elect proposes.
President-elect Barack Obama speaking Thursday at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia
But Barack Obama warns that without decisive action, trillion-dollar deficits will be a reality for years to come. His proposals could cost around seven hundred seventy-five billion dollars in government spending and tax cuts over two years. Some economists think the plan needs to provide as much as one trillion dollars or more to be effective.
Forty percent of the plan could come in the form of tax cuts. That provision is partly an effort to gain support from Republicans.
BARACK OBAMA: “Now I understand that some might be skeptical of this plan. Our government has already spent a good deal of money but we haven’t yet seen that translate into more jobs, or higher incomes or renewed confidence in our economy. And that’s why the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan won’t just throw money at our problems. We’ll invest in what works.”
Mister Obama says the plan should save or create at least three million jobs over the next few years, mostly in private industry. It includes money for needed repairs to roads and bridges. But it would also invest in clean energy, health care and education.
Mister Obama says his team is beginning discussions with members of Congress about how to deal with the deficit and control federal spending. He has to present his first budget proposal to Congress early next month.
He says the emergency legislation he proposes must be free of special-interest spending projects. His plan will “help struggling states avoid harmful budget cuts,” he says. But he added that they must use the money to support services like police, fire, education and health care. He promises to show, online, where taxpayer money is being spent.
On Wednesday he named Nancy Killefer to a new White House position — chief performance officer. She is a former assistant Treasury secretary currently at the management consulting company McKinsey. A big part of her job will be to look for ways to cut government waste.
And that’s the VOA Special English Economics Report, written by Mario Ritter. I’m Steve Ember.
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总理又来了
2009-01-12周五晚在David宿舍，有位仁兄跑来说刚在锁金村逛一条街发现戒严了，理由是总理大人来锁金村了。今天上网来看果不其然，还去了苏果超市呢。
入夜的南京灯火辉煌。10日晚，温家宝来到苏果超市，了解节日市场供应情况。这里张灯结彩，各类商品琳琅满目，大家正在忙着准备年货。温家宝从一楼走到二楼、三楼，在一个个柜台前详细地察看商品的价格和种类。他说，扩大内需促进经济增长，最根本的要靠拉动消费，特别是最终消费。要抓住元旦、春节的消费旺季，搞好商品销售。他嘱咐超市的负责人要搞好服务，保证商品的质量，让老百姓买得放心。
在副食品柜台前，一位老人正在选购商品。温家宝握着他的手详细询问年货准备情况。当听说他是一家石化企业退休职工时，温家宝问道，国家今年继续提高企业退休职工的退休金，拿到了没有？老人回答道，已经通知了，这几天就去领。温家宝笑着说，不光是今年，明年、后年还要提高，要让退休职工日子越过越好。他还告诉大家，中央财政已紧急拨付90亿元，给予城乡困难群众及优抚对象一次性生活补贴，让大家过好节。一位来自江西的工人这两天正准备返乡。“火车票买到了没有？明天是春运第一天。”总理关切地问。这位工人说，已经买到了还是卧铺呢。
看到总理来了，大家涌了过来。温家宝与大家亲切握手，提前向他们致以节日的问候。他对大家说，一定要备足年货，过一个好年。
离开超市，温家宝来到了玄武区锁金三村社区。在张重高老人家里，温家宝拉着他夫妇两人的手坐在客厅沙发上，详细地询问家里的生活情况。张重高告诉总理，他们是拆迁以后搬到这个社区里的，老俩口已经退休了。社区里有休闲室、图书室、健身场所，生活很方便，老伴还是社区舞蹈队的积极分子。家里的年货差不多快备齐了。温家宝笑着对他们说：“祝愿你们越活越年轻！”
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生理卫生课
2009-01-09男性生殖系统结构详图和射精原理图
性生理知识作为一门与人类自身幸福和健康最为密切相关的知识不仅在中国青少年教育中匮乏，就是在中青年人群中也是知之甚少，由于无知而造成的多少人间悲欢离合，让人心悸。所以在这幅图片中让您了解男性性生殖系统的解刨学结构和男性的性高潮射精原理。其解刨学结构见图1，高潮射精原理文字说明如下：
第一阶段：勃起—在身体或心理刺激下副交感神经传出冲动使阴茎动脉舒张，静脉收缩，导致阴茎中勃起组织充血，压力升高而造成阴茎勃起。
第二阶段：持续—在阴茎与阴道的节律性磨擦刺激下副交感神经连续兴奋，使阴茎维持勃起状态并产生身心快感，同时伴有尿道球腺分泌沾液起润滑作用。早泄男士此阶段在5分钟左右，健康猛男此阶段在40分钟以上（时间长短任意控制）。
第三阶段：射精—它可分为两步： 第一步移精：当性刺激变得极其强烈时，位于脊髓1–2节段的反射中枢发出交感神经冲动，抵达生殖器，致使附睾输精管壶腹收缩，将精子移至后尿道，然后前列腺外周的平滑肌收缩，继而精囊也收缩，将前列腺液和精囊液排出，并推动精液前移。
第二步射精：后尿道受到刺激后发出信号，通过阴部神经传入脊髓骶段，随之脊髓发出节律性冲动至坐骨海绵体肌和球海绵体肌，使其收缩，造成勃起组织的内压力出现节律性的波浪式增高，将精液经尿道射出体外。射精时，膀胱刮约肌发生收缩，封闭膀胱与尿道的通路，以防止精液进入膀胱或尿液进入尿道。射精过程使男人产生强烈快感而达到高潮。射精后交感神经冲动使阴茎动脉收缩，静脉舒张，勃起组织中的血液很快减少，内压下降勃起消失，此后一段时间处于不应期，不能发生勃起与射精。
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